well..title says alot of it,i was asked by some one to take a look at their pc, "its getting slow" they said, and yeh beleive me the start up takes a while..AND also they've been sending weird e mails.. like this one im gonna show you.
The internet conection "stopped working" a few weeks ago, the themes were changed and also "when we have this we just reistall xp, but this it would'nt let us"..they said.
what im going to do is run scans on the machine with a few trusty anti spywares and anti viruses and get a HijackThis log made and fix what needs fixing,then ill see what i can do from there.
anyway from this e mail i was shown, looks like to me he was hacked.
what does this suggest to you??? well anyway im probaly going to let them drop the tower off here and im going to clean the b**** out, any hand with this is appricated, i have to this along with work!! lol :P
Not to change the subject but this is a perfect example of why you need to keep your pc "clean". I also recently repaired a pc for a good friend of mine ( i ended up re-installing windows) but before i re-installed I did a spyware scan. Ad-Aware found a program that had downloaded numerous porn movies and was using his pc as a server! He had a 6mbps Cable internet connection with no Anti-spyware/Anti-Virus and he had disabled windows built in firewall because it slowed his downloads. People need to know that this can happen to anyone you dont have to go to "iffy" sites to have your pc become "infected".
I fixed his pc, took ages cleaning it out and we reinstalled xp just to be safer, its now running well.
That email was a Prank!! but its possible to recive simlier ones that are more serious, once i had to deal with a infected pc that was sending important info out to all sorts of dating companys etc.
LOL just for a laugh heres the site where you can get similer pranks..
heres what i sent to my cuisen.
To: (email goes here)
From: Jack Meihoff
Subject: Bureau of Motion Picture Executive Rights
Illegal Movie Downloads
Bureau of Motion Picture Executive Rights
Washington, D.C.
March 3, 2005 5pm
Mr. (name here)
MAC ADDRESS: 00-11-2F-41-BD-21
Case No.: Case No.: 30CO999ZQ93HCD1C
Mr. :
It has been brought to our attention by (my name) that you have been involved in the unauthorized downloading and transferring of licensed movies.
Federal laws mandate that you immediately cease and desist all illegal activities pertaining to movie theft. Further, you are required by law to pay all incurred penalties in conjunction with Amendment 34-C, officially passed on January 30, 2005.
In accordance with state jurisdictions, your failure to pay these penalties in full within 30 days of receipt of this notice will result in a warrant for your arrest. We are also required by law to inform you that a second offense will result in a minimum jail sentence of 90 days.
Penalties incurred in your particular case may be reviewed on our government Web site. All cases are deemed confidential. Penalties are assessed by each individual download, charged at a nonnegotiable rate of $1,200 per infraction. Click your specific case number (Case No.: 54rjnir1t20z1trn http://www.saynotopiracy.org/mpaa.aspx?54rjnir1t20z1trn) to view the total amount due or to dispute your case.
Sincerely,
Jack Meihoff
U.S. Agent
Bureau of Motion Picture Executive Rights
